http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/articles/researchers-go-to-utah-to-experience-another-planet-mars At the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, researchers consider the possibility of exploring the red planet. No publisher Staff Mars Desert research Station geology photography Jim Urquhart Mars Hanksville, Utah Mars Society 2013-04-15T15:31:33Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.6/braving-landfills-and-dodging-avalanches-all-for-the-sake-of-geoscience The intrepid scientific grunts behind the Plate Boundary Observatory roam the West keeping tabs on weird-looking far-flung GPS stations. No publisher Marian Lyman Kirst geology geoscience volcano monitoring GPS stations plate tectonics Plate Boundary Observatory earthquakes field engineers 2012-04-18T16:20:49Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/washingtons-hanford-reservation-and-nuclear-plant-may-lie-on-faults Brian Sherrod, a government paleoseismologist, believes cities and infrastructure in eastern Washington may be far more earthquake-prone than previously realized. No publisher Bill Lascher eastern Washington geology geology paleoseismology Brian Sherrod scientists Hanford Nuclear Reservation earthquake science USGS 2011-11-07T17:03:45Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/out-stealing-rocks-from-special-places The author leaves no trace -- but sometimes leaves with a trace of local geology in his pocket. No publisher Brendan Leonard changing West wilderness geology hikers Western landscapes Rock collecting geological souvenirs uncles and nieces Brendan Leonard 2011-10-04T17:07:00Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.4/down-the-wormhole An obscure cave near Steamboat Springs, Colo., contains rare hydrogen sulfide-consuming worms that might hold a key to extraterrestrial life forms. No publisher Jennie Lay Sulphur Cave Mike Frazier Norman Thompson geology spelunking hydrogen sulfide Fred Luiszer tubeworms speleologist snottites 2010-02-25T15:44:11Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.20/after-the-floods The Ice Age Floods reshaped the landscape of eastern Washington -- and our knowledge of geology. No publisher Eric Wagner geology Dry Falls Uniformitarianism U.S. Geological Survey Joseph T. Pardee Channeled Scablands Catastrophism J Harlen Bretz Ice Age Floods Gary Kleinknecht 2010-02-05T09:27:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.20/a-scientists-view-of-change In Of Rock and Rivers, Ellen Wohl, a geomorphologist, reads the story behind the Western landscape. No publisher Valerie Rapp Of Rock and Rivers science writing geology Ellen Wohl nonfiction scientists geomorphology Western landscape 2010-02-05T08:55:29Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.9/time-to-breathe Stargazing and geology satisfy the spiritual needs of a Utah writer and teacher. No publisher Christopher Cokinos religious belief Christopher Cokinos family life stars geology 2010-02-05T09:36:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/317/16162 Exploring High Mountain Lakes in the Rockies by biologist Fred W. Rabe takes a detailed look at mountain lakes, describing their formation, geology and aquatic plants and animals No publisher Staff Riparian Areas and Wetlands Fred W. Rabe Exploring High Mountain Lakes in the Rockies Rocky Mountains lake formation bodies of water aquatic animals aquatic plants biology biodiversity geology science guides field guides 2010-02-05T08:57:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/316/16129 Science writer Yvonne Baskin’s new book, Under Ground, takes an intriguing look at the planet’s soils and sediments and their strange inhabitants No publisher Staff Yvonne Baskin science writing dirt earth soils sediment earthworms biology geology Science 2010-02-05T08:57:02Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/315/16097 The Colorado Plateau II is a kaleidoscopic anthology of scientists’ thoughts on the history, biology and geology of the vast Colorado Plateau No publisher Staff The Colorado Plateau II Four Corners area American Southwest anthologies Charles van Riper III David J. Mattson history biology geology Western landscape rattlesnake movement patterns southwestern watersheds book reviews nonfiction Science 2010-02-05T08:56:53Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/299/15545 Montana paleoecologist Cathy Whitlock studies the recent geological past and looks for clues to the future of the West No publisher Melynda Coble Cathy Whitlock paleoecology geology ice age pollen forest succession whitebark pine lodgepole pine trees botany climate change global warming Science 2010-02-05T09:24:57Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/287/15145 An emotionally wounded writer is cheered by a visit to Mount St. Helens, even though heavy clouds obscured the volcano No publisher Rebecca Clarren Tourism And Recreation Mount St. Helens Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center volcanoes volcanic eruptions geology Seattle Washington Portland Oregon volcanic ash tourism 2010-02-05T09:22:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/328/16501 A writer on a river trip through canyon country muses on things like sand, rapids, ruins and time, as well as the joy that comes from being outside in the company of family and friends No publisher Paul Miller Archaeology Ruins Communities Human Beings and Nature Rivers River rafting Paul Miller river guides Colorado River Green River Anasazi Cataract Canyon Teapot Canyon rapids boating Grand Junction Colorado ruins rock art kayaks rafts geology sandstone stargazing Glen Canyon Dam Lake Powell friend 2011-12-09T17:58:03Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/322/16312 In Grand Canyon: Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle, geologist James Lawrence Powell takes a look at the science behind the Grand Canyon, and the scientists who figured it out No publisher Ewen Callaway Science Grand Canyon geology plate tectonics rocks John Wesley Powell James Laurence Powell Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle Grove Gilbert Clarence Dutton science scientific ideas Colorado River canyon formation 2011-11-11T23:42:00Z News Article